Chalk-line reel.



N0. 7%,936. PATENTBD AUG. 9, 1904. W. H. DB ROSEAU.

' CHALK LINE REEL.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 23, 1904. E0 MODEL.

WZZZZWZwflQOQSmZQ Inventor,

Flttomegs Witnzsses UNITED STATES Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM H. DE ROSEAU, OF l VHTTEOAKS, TERRITORY OF NET V MEXICO.

OHALK-LINE REEL...

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,936, dated. August9, 1904.

Application filed March 23, 1904.

T (ll/J whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1. WILLIAM H. De Ros nan, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at VVhiteoaks, in the county of Lincoln and Territoryof New Mexico, have invented a new and useful Chalk-Line Reel, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to reels for holding chalk-lines and for similarpurposes, and has for its object to provide a simply-constructed andeasily-a iplied device for attachment to the reel, whereby the line maybe held at any desired point from further winding or unwinding.

Vith these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in cer tain novelfeatures of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecilication, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation, it beingunderstood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, asvarious changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of theparts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages, and the right istherefore reserved of making all the changes and modifications whichfairly fall within the scope of the in vention and the claims madetherefor.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevationpartially in section, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 2of Fig. 1.

The improved device herein disclosed may be attached to any size or formof reel upon which chalk-lines or lines employed for analogous purposesare wound, but will generally be employed upon reels employed forholding chalk-lines or lines employed by mechanics for holdinggage-lines, plumb-lines, and the like, and for the purpose ofillustration is shown applied to a conventional form of chalkline reelcomprising a drum 10, having the Serial No 199,610. (No model.)

usual laterally-extending end flanges 11 12,

with a transverse recess 13 in one of the flanges.

The improved attachment consists of a bearing-plate 14 for connection tothe flange having the recess 13 and provided with an aperture 11.5,communicating with the recess and 55 the plate 14 to form a diverginginlet to the 5 space between the plates to facilitate the en trance ofthe line therein, as hereinafter more fully described.

Attached to the plate 18 and extending through the aperture in the plate14 into 7 the recess 13 is a stud 19, having on its free end astop-button 20 and with a spring 21 between the button and the innerface of the plate 14 and bearing against the same. By

this simple means it will be obvious that the 75 plate 18 will be heldagainst the plate 14 with a force correspomling to the strength of thespring 521 in addition to the resilience of the plate 18.

By means of this attachment the line may be forced between the plates1418, and thereby held with su'liicient force to prevent accidentaldisplacement while in use, while at the same time readily detachablewhen required.

The line may be held at any desired point, 5

either at the free end when the line is entirely wound upon the reel, aswhen not in use, or at any intermediate point after the requisite lengthof line has been unreeled.

The button 20 extends in advance of the 9 outer face of the flange 11,against which the finger or thumb of the operator may bear to releasethe pressure of the plate 18 from the plate 14, if required.

The device will be a very convenient and 95 useful adjunct to chalk-lineand similar reels,

as will be at once apparent to those employing such devices, and may bemanufactured The plate 14 curves outand applied at a slight additionalexpense over the ordinary reels.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A reelcomprising a drum having an annular flange which is pierced by atransverse opening, and a line-holder including a springpressedsubstantially radial member at the inner face of the flange and providedwith a push-pin working in said opening and projected at the outer endthereof for access to permit of the member being pushed away from theflange, the outer free end of said member being flared away from theflange to form a guide for entering a line between the member and theflange.

2. A reel of the class described comprising a drum having an annularflange which is pierced by a transverse opening, and a springpressedline-holder having a bifurcated inner end straddling the drum andconnected to the flange, the outer free end of the holder being flaredaway from the flange to form a guide for entering a line between theholder and the flange, the intermediate portion of the holder having apush-pin working in the opening in the flange and projected at the outerend of the opening into position for access thereto.

3. Areel of the class described comprising a drum having an annularflange which is pierced by a transverse opening, a face-plate secured tothe inner face of the flange across the opening and provided with aperforation registered with and smaller than said opening, a line-holdermovably mounted at the inner face of the flange and provided with apushpin working in the opening and having an outer terminal enlargementprojected at the outer open end of the opening, and a helical springembracing the pin and bearing in opposite directions against theenlarged outer end thereof and the face-plate, the outer free end of theholder being flared away from the flange to form a guide for engaging aline between the holder and the flange.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM H. DE ROSEAU.

itnesses:

FRANK J. SAGER, EUGENE L. STEWART.

